Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
HERMANN EXPLAINED.
HOW 4 SHOWmAN'S Celebrated
TICKS ARE PERFORMED.

/, inS he nine Of clubs, ten Of diamonds nnt
e. ace or hearts IN the middle Of the pack. 81
l. that he would know their exact position
and could keep the third FINGER OF hl,
rght hand beneath them. lie walked
down from the stage aud presented Ia,
pack, spread ont back upward, 10 cue q
, the audience, requesting the gentleman tC
select a card IS the STRANGER reached
, Tor card, llcrmcnl moved Tie nine a
cl2bs toward linn with his FINGER. aud the
stranger took IT, Another person was
maze TO draw the ten of diamonds, and
ouothcr the ace OF heart in the Same
way. They looked 81 their cards and pat
them back into the pack. which Wa thcn
shullcd The snowman returned TO the
stage aud asked the three PERSONS 20 name
their cards They did so, and Young
woman, dressed az a page, then lrourbt
from behind the scenes n sword. The
blade OF the sword had been passed
through three similar cards, which were
. concealed hcGiId the lilt guard. i fine
. elastic cord was CttGcued TO the po,nt OF
the sword, stretched and fastened 10 the
. Elt Che three cards were made fast 10
the classic. Tie young woman took tie
I pack and tossed it toward Hermann. who
/ held the sword in Lis hand rs She did
so, he thrust he sword toward the flvinp
pack and released The elastic from the hit.
The nine of clubs, Ten Of diamonds and nee
Of hearts at once appeared 10 the point
OF the blade, as though pierced through
while flying
Next, Hermann borrowed n handler
chief from lady and gave it TOT Young
man to hold between LIS hands lie err
RED wand under his arm. Taking the
wand ont wiki his RIGHT hand lie also
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small package Of pieces Of linen. which lie
concealed in the Ialm Of his rirlt hand.
lie then said the Young man i'm the audi
ence was not holding the handkerchief
right, and took il Som him TO show l. m
how. lie rubbed the handkerchief le-
tween his hands, palmed il, and gave
back the bits Of cloth in its stead. The
young man did not observe the change.
Again Hermann appeared dis satisncd. and
told the young man 90 hold the handler
chief up by a corner. The dupc opcacd
MS hands. and the It's Of cloth fen ont.
He picked them up and LcnGcd them TO
Hermann, WHO put ,hcm between his own
hands, palmcd them, and worked toward
the ends of his fingers long strin OF
cloth, which he had concealed in his palm.
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was composed OF the pieces. This Le
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